Cooking apparatus



July 26, 1960 c. E. COMPTON cooxmc APPARATUS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb.12. 1957 IN VENTOR.

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COOKING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 12, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 3 4

INVENTOR. CHARLES ECOMPTON BYW ATTORNEYS 'means for holding food toCOOKING APPARATUS Charles E. Compton, Bridgeport, W. Va. (R0. Box 1946,Clarksburg, W. Va.)

filed Feb. 12, 1957, Ser. No. 639,652

17 Claims. (Cl. 99-390) This invention relates to cooking apparatus andparticularly to cooking apparatus of the so-called charcoal broiler typein which food is supported in proximity to a mass of glowing charcoal orsimilar heat source for broiling.

I have devised cooking apparatus of the above mentioned type which isexemplified by the apparatus shown in the accompanying drawings as aportable unit adaptable .for both indoor and outdoor use which is lightin weight, low in cost and easily transportable and adapted to. becarried in the trunk of an automobile on picincs and other outings. Iprefer to provide for orienting the food being cooked generallyvertically in position beside or in horizontal relation to the heatsource or heating means rather than thereabove and so'that thehorizontal distance between the food being cooked and the heat source iseasily and rapidly adjustable. Various charcoal broilers have heretoforebeen proposed in which the food being broiled is oriented generallyvertically, and provision has been made for altering the horizontaldistance between the food and the mass of glowing charcoal. I haveimproved on cooking apparatus of that type by providing extremelysimple, light weight, inexpensive cooking apparatus in which both thefood being cooked and the heating means may easily be inserted andremoved and relatively shifted. Among other things I provide a novelholder for use in cooking apparatus, novel features of the holder beingapplicable to both a holder for a mass of glowing charcoal or similarheat source, which may be termed broadly heating means, and the foodholding means. Additional features of novelty and utility inhere in thefood holding means. Still further features of novelty and utility areincorporated in the unit generally, the means for supporting the holdersand the means for closing openings in the unit for draft control,certain of such means also providing for cooking atop the mass ofglowing charcoal or maintaining warm food which has previously beencooked. Provision is made for making two cooking units out of my cookingapparatus. Thus there are a substantial number of improvement featuresin my cooking apparatus.

In its preferred form my cooking apparatus comprises spaced apartgenerally parallel supports, heating means having portions at the upperpart thereof adapted to cooperate with the supports .to hang the heatingmeans on the supports with at least the greater portion of the heatingmeans lower than the supports and food holding be cooked, the foodholding means having portions at the upper .part thereof adapted tocooperate with the supports .to hang the food holding means on thesupports withat least the greater portion of the food holding meanslower than the supports, the heating means and food holding means beingshiftable along the supports while hanging thereon.

I furtherprovide cooking apparatus comprising spaced apart generallyparallel supports and a holder adapted to be disposed in a generallyvertical plane for applicapreferably provided for removably attachingZfidhfil Patented July 26, 1960 tion to the supports and having a handleprojecting therefrom generally horizontally, the holder having portionsat the upper part thereof adapted to rest upon the supports to hang theholder on'the supports with at. least the greater portion of the holderlower than the supports, the holder being shiftable along the supportswhile hanging thereon. The word holder as used in the preceding sentenceand throughout the specification and claims, unless at any place thecontext clearly indicates otherwise, refers to both a holder for a massof glowing charcoal or other heat source, also herein referred to asheating means, and a holder for food being cooked in the cookingapparatus, since as will clearly appear the heat source holder and thefood holder have features in common and are similarly manipulatable.

My holder preferably has hook-like members at the upper part thereof,one at the portion of the holder from which the handle projects andanother at the opposite portion of the holder, adapted to rest upon therespective supports above mentioned to hang the holder on the supportswith at least the greater portion of the holder lower than the supports,one of the hook-like members having its opening facing downwardly toreceive one of the supports upon downward movement of the holderrelatively thereto and the other of the hook-like members having itsopening facing generally horizontally to receive the other support upongenerally horizontal movement of the holder relatively thereto.Preferably the hook-like member at the portion of the holder from whichthe handle projects has its opening facing generally horizontally andthe hook-like member at the opposite portion of the holder has itsopening facing downwardly so that the holder is appliable to thesupports by moving it generally horizontally until the first mentionedhooklike member receives one of the supportsand then turning the secondmentioned. portion of the holder downwardly substantially about thefirst mentioned hook-like member as a center until the second mentionedhook-like member receives the other support. Preferably the holder isshiftable along the supports while hanging thereon as mentioned above,that feature having great utility and enabling easy, rapid and preciseadjustment of the relative positions of the heating means and the foodbeing cooked.

My cooking apparatus desirably comprises means forming a chambersubstantially closed at the back and sides with a support extendinggenerally horizontally across 'the front-with an opening below thesupport, a second support within the chamber extending generallyparallel to the first mentioned support and a holder adapted to bedisposed largely within the chamber in a generally vertical planegenerally parallel to the sides of the chamber and having a handleadapted to project through the I opening below the support at the frontof the chamber, the'holder having portions at the upper part thereofadapted to res-t upon the supports to hang the holder on the supportswith at least the greater portion of the holder lower than the supports.The handle preferably projects through the opening below the support atthe front of the chamber close to the support, and I desirably provideclosure means adapted to close the front opening below the support atthe front of the chamber through which the handle projects.

I further provide a food holder for use in cooking food comprisingopposed generally upright portions between which food to be cooked isadapted to be disposed, means at the upper portion of the food holderwhereby the food holder is adapted to be hung in position during cookingof the food and a drip pan carried by the food holder at the lowerportion thereof to receive drippings from food being cooked in the foodholder. Means are the drip pan One of the opposed generally uprightportions of the food holder may have a body and a generally horizontalextension adjacent the bottomof the body with a plurality of positioningmeans spaced therealong in a direc tion generally perpendicular to thebody, the other of said portions having means projecting therefrom andadapted to engage selected ones of the positioning means to determinethe spacing of the generally upright portions of the food holderadjacent their bottoms in accordance with the thickness of the, foodbeing cooked, and means are also preferably provided connecting theupper parts of the generally upright portions to hold them in positionrelatively to the food being cooked.

I also provide cooking apparatus comprising means forming an open-toppedchamber, means for supporting at least largely within the chamberheating means and food holding means, a generally horizontal guideway atthe'top ofv the chamber and closure means operable in the guideway forclosing the opening in the top of the chamber to a desired extent. Theclosure means are preferably in pan form to receive food to be cooked orkept warm by the heating means in the chamber. Desirably the closuremeans. may comprise two pans adapted collectively to close the openingin the top of the chamber when disposed in operative position.

' I still further provide cooking apparatus comprising means forming achamber having an opening, a projectionextending generally inwardly ofthe chamber at an edge of the opening, a closure member for the openinghaving an edge adjacent said edge of the opening and having an extensionprojecting generally inwardly of the chamber and curving about the firstmentioned extension serving in the nature of a hinge to mount theclosure member for movement, between open and closed positions. Ipreferably also provide additional guide means extending between thefirst mentioned meansand the closure member guiding the closure memberin an armate path upon movement between open and. closed positions.

Other details, objects, and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent as the following description of a present preferred embodimentthereof proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a present preferred embodimentof the invention in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of cookingapparatus;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a portion of thecooking apparatus shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of a portion of theapparatus showing the mounting of a door, the door being in openposition;

Figure 4 is aview similar to Figure 3 but showing the door in closedposition; and

Figure 5 is an exploded vertical cross sectional view through thecooking apparatus.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings; there is shown cookingapparatus comprising a cooking unit A and. a supporting unit B. The twounits are entirely'separate and may be handled individually, being lightin weight (preferably made largely of light weight stainless steel). anddesirably of such size that they maybe carried side by side in thetrunk. of an automobile, but when the apparatus is to be used forcooking the unit A is desirably mounted upon the unit B. Such mountingmakes the cooking apparatus readily portable as the unit B is providedwith casters 2 upon which the apparatus may be rolledabout from oneplace'to another. Also the mounting of the unit A atop the unit Bpositions the unit A at the proper elevation for convenient cooking.

Each of the units A and B isof generally-cubical shape and is hollow.The-unit A has at its-bottom=a peripheral Al; flange 3 adapted whem itis setdown on the unit to surround the upper periphery of the unit B toposltion the unit A on the unit B. The unit B is closed at the sides andback and open at the top. It has a front opening which is adapted to belargely closed by a door 4. The door 4 is movable between open andclosed positions about a novel connection with the body of the unit B.The door 4 is shown in Figure. 5; in partially open position in solidlines and in closed position in dotted lines. In Figure 1; it is showninclosed position in solid lines and in partially open position indotted lines.

The connection between the door 4-. and. the body of the unit B is shownin Figure 5' and to larger scale in Figures 3 and 4. At the bottom ofthedoor opening the unit B has a generally inwardly projecting flange 5.The bottom of the door has a flange 6 which when the door is closedseats atop the flange 5 asshown in Figure 4.

Connected with the flange '6, as, for" example, byspot welding,.is aguide member designated generally by reference numeral 7. The guidemember 7 comprises an arcuate body 8- terminating' at one end' in arelatively long flange 9 and terminating at the other end in arelatively short" flange 10". The guide member 7" is preferablyconnected with the flange 6 by spot welding through the flanges 9 and.6; Thus theguide member 7; becomes to all intents and purposes anintegral part of the door 4. When the door is being opened the extremityof the flange 5' cooperates with the concave face of the arcuate body 8of the guide member 7 to restrain the. door against ontward movement.Portions of the door lie opposite the front flanges 11 of the side wallsof the unit B whereby the door is held against inward movement. Theextent to which the door may be opened is limited by the flange 10 whichengages against the under. face of the flange 5 as shown. in Figure 3. j

Connected with the door 4' adjacent each lateral edge thereof is a.curved rod 12. Each of the curved rods 12 is. rigidly fastened to thedoor, as by inner and outer nuts 1? and 14 threaded onto the end of the.rod and drawn up tightly against the inner and outer surfaces respec-.tively of the door. The outer nuts 14. are shown, as cap nuts. Each rod121 is formed in, the shape of a circle arc and has a foot 15 at its,inner end. Each rod 12 passes through an opening. of, such. size as tosnugly but slitlably receive. it, in the front flange. 11 of thecorrespending, side wall of the. unit. B. The rods 12. con.- stitute.additional guide means. extending between the body of. the unit B andthe door 4-. guiding the doorv in an arcuate or. generally pivotal pathwhenmoving between open and closed positions. The. feet 15 of the. rods,12 limit, the. extent. to which the door 4 may open as they engage theinner faces of the front flanges, 11 of the side walls of the unit B.Thus both. the feet 15 and the flange 10 limit the extent of opening ofthe door and the parts are preferably so designed that the feet 15andthe flange 10 will. become operative at. the same time to.limit theopening of the door.

The guide member 7 may extend along any desired part of the bottom ofthedoor or. a plurality of such guide members spaced apart. along thebottomof the door may be employed. Ineither case thedoor isguided for qnasipivotali movement between, open and closed positions as described.above. The connectionof the door tothe body of the with is especiallyadaptablefor. utilization. in a heat zone, as heat; wilhnot adverselyaffect the connection. No. pintl'e, or. close fitting bearing. is,utilized and; there is no, part: requiring lubrication. Moreover. theconnection is of very low cost as, compared with a. con venti'onalihinged connection.

Theunit Binaddition to. serving as a support. fortho unit A alsoconstitutes. acontainenfor, food, utensils,, and in. addition, may...when. the. bottom. Closure; of the unit A is open as will presentlybedescribed be utilized tocontrol the draft thrQugh-thecooking;apparatus. 111 door 4 may substantially completely close the front ofthe unit B if desired or a small opening 16 may be pro vided between thetop of the door and the bottom of a transverse member 17 extendingacross the front of the unit B adjacent the top thereof. For reasonswhich will presently appear I prefer to provide the opening 16 as thatopening as utility in use of the unit B. An opening 18 is provided inthe bottom of the unit B, which opening may extend across the greaterportion of the width of the unit B and may be bounded at the front andback by flanges 19. A removable bottom 20 is provided for the unit Bwhich rests upon the flanges 19 and itself has a downwardly extendingperipheral flange 21. This construction is economical and also makespossible removal of the bottom 20 for cleaning. A handle 22 is spotWelded to the front of the door 4 for opening and closing the door. i i

The transverse member 17 has a forwardly projecting flange 23, and a rod24 is providedin the upper portion of the unit B adjacent the rearthereof for 'a purpose to be presently described. The flange 23, rod 24and space 16 cooperate in a manner which will be explained. The rod 24may extend through the side walls of the unit B and may have cap nuts24a applied thereto outside the side walls. p

The unit A is closed at the sides and back and open at the top. It has afront opening which is adapted to be largely closed by a door 25. Thedoor 25 is movable between open and closed positions about a connectionwhich may be the same as the connection above de scribed between thedoor 4 and the body of the unit B. The unit A has at its upper portionacross the front a member 26 having at its bottom an outwardlyprojecting flange 27 spaced above the top of the door 25 when closed toprovide an opening 28 analogous to the opening 16. The door 25 is shownfully open in solid lines in Figures 1 and and closed in dotted lines inFigure 5.

The sides and back of the unit A are of double thickness sheet metal,preferably stainless steel, with insulating material 29 therein. A rod30 extends across the unit A near the top thereof and adjacent the backwall and may be applied in the same Way as the rod 24 is applied to theunit B as explained above. The rod 30, the flange 27 and the opening 28of unit A correspond in position and function to the rod 24, flange 23and opening 16 of unit B and in each case are for the purpose ofsupporting holders presently to be described. The holders are in twocategories, food holders and fuel holders which are otherwise referredto herein as heating means. The

holders are adapted to be supported either by the rod 30 and the flange27 with their handles projecting through the opening 28 or by the rod 24and the flange 23 with their handles projecting through the opening 16.When the holders are supported in the unit A it is ordinarily for thepurpose of cooking and when they are supported in the unit B it isordinarily for the purpose of storage although the unit B may be usedfor keeping warm in one or more food holders food which has been cookedin the unit A, or, indeed, cooking may be performed in unit B just as inunit A if desired. In that case the bottom 20 would probably be removedfrom the unit B and provision made for draft extending up from the topof unit B through unit A by opening the closure 31 at the bottom of unitA. The closure 31 is invthe form of a slidable drawer having a handle 32and acts to catch any ashes from the heating means in unit A. If cookingis to be done in unit B while unit A is disposed atop unit B the bottomclosure 31 of unit A will probably be removed entirely, as will thebottom- 20, and the draft may be controlled by the doors 4 and 25 and bythe pans 33 presently to be described. Irideedunit B alone 'can be usedfor cooking even without unit A or the units :n'ray'be placed side .byside .on a suitable support and -=cooking may :be done simultaneously inboth of them. Cooking may be done simultaneously in both units whenbottom 34, solid ends 35 and foraminous sides 36. The a bottom and endsof the fuel holder are shown as being made of steel of suflicient gaugeto have the requisite strength, each thereof being of channel crosssection with flanges 37 facing inwardly. The sides are shown as beingmade of expanded steel and a generally U-shaped top member 38 extendsalong the top of each side, embracing the top and also embracing theupper ends of the corresponding flanges of the ends 35. The bottom,ends, sides and top members are all welded together to form a strongfuel holder or basket having openings at the sides and top for draft.

, The fuel holder has a handle 39 which may consist of a generallyU-shaped steel rod the ends of which pass through openings in the frontend of the fuel holder and are peened over inside and also welded to thefront end of the fuel holder. Welded to the handle is a hook 40 whichextends upwardly from'the handle and then toward the body of the fuelholder as shown in the drawings so that the hook 40 is open in agenerally horizontal direction toward the body of the fuel holder.Welded to the rear end of the fuel holder (the end opposite the end towhich the handle is attached) is a bracket 41 having at its outerextremity a downwardly projecting flange 42. The bracket 42 in efiectconstitutes a hook which is open downwardly.

When the fuel holder or heating means is to be introduced into thechamber of the unit A it is held in the hand by the handle 39 with thehandle generally horizontal but with the rear end of the fuel holder(the end to which the bracket 41 is applied) slightly uptilted, and withthe door 25 open the fuel holder is introduced through the front of theunit A by generally horizontal movement into position with the bracket41 above the rod 30 until the hook '40 receives the flange 27. Then therear end of the fuel holder is lowered until the bracket 41 rests uponthe rod 30. Thus the fuel holder is easily insertable into the unit Ainto position in which it is held suspended or hung by means of the hook40 and the bracket 41 upon the flange 27 and the rod 30. The fuel holdermay be moved laterally or along the flange 27 and rod 30 withoutdisturbing its support upon that flange and rod. When the fuel holder isto be removed from the unit A it is slightly tilted to raise the rearend thereof until the flange 42 of the bracket '41 rises above the levelof the rod 30 whereupon the fuel holder is drawn out through the frontof the unit, disengaging the book 46 from the flange 27. The fuel holdermay be similarly introduced into and removed from the unit B wherein itis supported by the flange 23 and the rod 24. When the fuel holder is inplace "in the unit A its handle 39 projects out through the opening 28and while when it is in place in the unit B its handle projects outthrough the opening 16. The door 25 of the unit A and the door 4 of theunit B may be closed with a fuel holder in place in the correspondingunit thus effectively closing the front of the unit except for thecomparatively narrow opening 28 or 16 as the case may be.

A food holder comprises opposed generally upright side members 43 and44. The side member 43 comprises a top rod 45 formed as a handle 46 atits outer en'dand downwardly extending end members 47 'each' having ahorizontallyturned foot 48 at its bottom, the feet 48 being connected bya longitudinal rod 49. A seriesfof -L-shaped members 50 arewelded attheir upper ends :to .1

the top vrodv 45 andat the extremities of their feettoth'e presentlydescribed. Welded to the handle 46. is a. hook 52. analogous to the hook46 above described and for the. same purpose. Welded to the. side member43 adjacent itsrear end is a bracket 53 analogous to the. bracket 41 andfor the same purpose.

The side. member 44 comprises. a top rod 54 formed as a handle 55 at itsouter end and downwardly extending end members 56 each joined at theirbottoms by a longitudinal rod. 57. Adjacenteach end of the side member44 a rod projects downwardly beyond the rod 57' and has a foot. 59forming a hook (Figure 2) adapted to engage with one of. the rods 51' orthe rod. 49 of the side member 43 as may be appropriate for thethickness of the food. to be. cooked. Welded to the handle 55 is a hook6t analogous to the books 40 and 52 above described and for the samepurpose. Welded to the side member 44 adjacent its rear end is a bracket'61 analogous to the brackets 41 and 53 and for the same purpose.

As above indicated the hooks 59 are engaged with a selected one of therods 51 or 49 depending upon the thickness of the food to be cooked sothat the food is maintained properly in position between the sidemembers. 43 and 44 during cooking. If, for example, a steak is to bebroiled and the steak is relatively thin the feet 59 will be engagedbehind the left-hand rod. 51 viewing Figure 2. If. the steak is ofmedium thickness the hooks 59 will. be engaged behind the right-hand rod51 as shown in Figure. 2. If. the steak is very thick the hooks 59 willbe engaged behind the rod '49. The steak or other food to. be cookedpreferably does not project above the tops of the side members 43. and44. Pivoted to the top red 45 of the side member 43 adjacent therespective ends of the side member 43 are latch members 62 each having aplurality of slots 63 to receive the top rod 54 of the side, member 44,the one of the slots 63 receiving the top rod 54 depending upon thethickness of the steak or other food to be cooked.

I provide a drip pan adapted to be carried by the food holder at thelower portion thereof to receive drippings from food being cooked in thefood holder, the drip pan in effect forming a unit with the food holderso as to be removable from and returnable to the cooking chamber withthe food holder. The drip pan is made of suitable metal and is long andnarrow, having a bottom 64, ends 65 and sides 66. The ends and sides arepreferably inclined upwardly and outwardly away from the bottom as shownin the drawings. Each end of the drip pan carries an inwardly facingbook 67 whereby the drip pan is adapted to be mounted on the feet 48 ofthe end members 47 of the side member 43 as shown. The drip pan may beremoved by relative lateral movement between it and the si e member 43accompanied by a slight relative tilting. The drip pan remains firmly inplace in use of the cooking apparatus and catches the drippings from thefood being cooked. The drip pan carried by the food holder is of greatadvantage in that substantially all drippings are received by the drippan and a general cleaning up ofv the cooking apparatus due touncontrolled drippings from the food being cooked asisv required withconventional apparatus is not necessary.

The front member 26' extends above the tops of the side walls of theunit A and is inwardly turned or flanged at its upper extremity at 68 asshown. An angle member 69 is welded atop the unit A generally under theflange 68. to. provide cooperatively with theflange an. inwardly facing;guiding channel. At the back of the unit A is a flange 7 (lopposite tothe flange 68, and an angle; member 7:1.analogous. to the.- angle;member 69 and. similarly positioned is: also provided; The flange 70and. anglememher 71 forma: guiding chanel facing toward the guidingchannel formed by the flange 68 and the angle member 69'. In the.structure shown in the drawings the angle member 71' is shown as beingintegral with the back wall of the unit Awhile the angle member 69 isshown as being separate from the member 26. The angle members 69 and 71and the flanges 68 and 70 form together-a track to. receive slidableclosure means for the top of unit A. While such closure means may takevarious forms I have shown them as in the form of two pans 33 (Figure1).

The pans may be slid along the tracksv to substantially fully close theunit A at the top, or they maybe variously positioned to provide for adesired draft. The pans are shown in Figure I at substantially theirextreme outer positons providing for full draft through the unit A. Thepans may be completely removed if desired. In addition to being closuremembers they may be used for keeping warm food whichhas been cooked orindeed for cooking food directly over the heating means. Food may becooked at the same time within the unit A as shown in Figure 11 and alsoin the pans 33. when positioned over the heating means.

At each side of the unit A adjacent the top thereof is a handle 72, thehandles being provided to facilitate handling of unit A. Similar handlesmay be provided for unit B if desired although not shown. in thedrawings.

Matter described. but not claimed herein is claimed in my divisionalapplication Serial No. 798,210, filed March 9,1959.

While I have shown and described a present preferred embodiment of theinvention it is to be distinctly understood that the invention is notlimited thereto but may be otherwise variously embodied within the scopeof the following claims.

I claim:

1. Cooking apparatus comprising spaced apart generally parallelsupports, heating, means having portions at the upper part thereofcooperating with the supports to hang the heating means on the supportswith at least the greater portion of the heating means lower than thesupports and food holding means for holding food to be cooked, the foodholding means comprising opposed members adapted to hold foodtherebetween and means for holding the opposed members in various spacedapart relationships depending on the thickness of the food disposedbetween them, at least. one of. the opposed members of the food holdingmeans having portions. at the upper part thereof carried directly by thesupports to support the food holding means directly upon. the supportswith at least the greater portion of the, food holding means lower thanthe supports, the heating means and food holding means being shiftablealong thev supports while. hanging thereon.

2. In cooking. apparatus, the combination comprising spaced apart.generally parallel elongated supports, mounta ing means carrying thesupports at spaced apart portions of the supports and a holder havingnon-flammable food holding means disposed in a'generally vertical planefor application to the supports and having a handle projecting therefromgenerally horizontally past one of the sup ports, the holder havinglaterally open portions rigidly attached thereto at the upper partthereof applicable laterally over and resting upon the supportsintermediate said spaced apart portions of the supports to hang theholder on the supports with at least the greater portion of the holderlower than the supports, the holder being shiftable along the supportsgenerally in the direction of the length thereof while hanging thereon.

3. in cooking apparatus, the combination comprising spaced. apartgenerally parallel supports disposed in generally side. by side.relationship. and. a holder having nonflammable food holding meansdisposed: in. a generally vertical plane forapplication to the. supportsand having a handle; projecting therefrom generally horizontally, theholder having hookelike members at the upper part thereof; oneattheportionzot: the holder from which the handle g projects and anotherat the opposite portion of the holder, resting uponthe respectivesupports to hang the holder on the supports with at least the greaterportion of the holder lower than the supports, one of the hook-likemembers having its opening facing downwardly receiving one of thesupports upon downward movement of the holder relatively thereto and theother of the hook-like members having its opening facing generallyhorizontally receiving the other support upon generally horizontalmovement of the holder relatively thereto.

4. In cooking apparatus, the combination comprising spaced apartgenerally parallel supports disposed in generally side by siderelationship and a holder disposed in a generally vertical plane forapplication to the supports and having a handle projecting therefromgenerally hori zontally, the holder having hook-like members at theupper part thereof, one at the portion of the holder from which thehandle projects having its opening facing generally horizontally andanother at the opposite portion of the holder having its opening facingdownwardly, resting upon the respective supports to hang the holder onthe sup ports with at least the greater portion of the holder lower thanthe supports, the holder being applied to the supports by motiongenerally horizontally until the first men tioned hook-like memberreceives one of the supports and then turning of the second mentionedportion of the holder-downwardly substantially about the first mentionedhook-like member as a center until the second mentioned hook-like memberreceives the other support, the holder being shiftable along thesupports while hanging thereon.

5. In cooking apparatus, the combination comprising means forming achamber substantially closed at the back and sides with a supportextending generally horizontally across the front with an opening belowthe support, a second support within the chamber extending generallyparallel to the first mentioned support and a holder disposed largelyWithin the chamber in a generally vertical plane generally parallel tothe sides of the chamber and having a handle projecting through theopening below the support at the front of the chamber, the holder havingportions rigidly attached thereto at the upper part thereof resting uponthe supports to hang the holder on the supports with at least thegreater portion of the holder lower than the supports, the holder beingshiftable along the supports while hanging thereon.

6. Incooking apparatus, the combination comprising means forming achamber substantially closed at the back and sides with a supportextending generally horizontally across the front with an opening belowthe support, a second support within the chamber extending generallyparallel to the first mentioned support, a holder disposed largelywithin the chamber in a generally vertical plane generally parallel tothe sides of the chamber and having a handle projecting through theopening below the support at the front of the chamber close to thatsupport, the holder having portions at the upper part thereof restingupon the supports to hang the holder on the supports with at least thegreater portion of the holder lower than the supports, and closure meansclosing the front opening except for a narrow zone below the firstmentioned support through which the handle projects.

7. In cooking apparatus, the combination comprising means forming achamber substantially closed at the back and sides with a supportextending generally horizontally across the front with an opening belowthe support, a second support within the chamber extending generallyparallel to the first mentioned support, a holder disposed largelywithin the chamber in a generally vertical plane generally parallel tothe sides of the chamber and having a handle projecting through theopening below the support at the front of the chamber close to thesupport, the holder having hook-like members at the upper part thereof,one at the portion of the holder from which the handle projects havingits opening facing generally horizontally and another at the oppositeportion of the holder having its opening facing downwardly, resting uponthe respective supports to hang the holder on the supports with at leastthe greater portion of the holder lower than the supports, the holderbeing appliable to the supports by motion generally horizontally untilthe first mentioned hook-like member receives the first mentionedsupport and then turning the second mentioned portion of the holderdownwardly substantially about the first mentioned hooklike member as acenter until the second mentioned hook-like member receives the secondsupport, and closure means closing the front opening except'for a narrowzone below the first mentioned support through which the handleprojects, the holder being shiftable along the supports while hangingthereon.

8. In cooking apparatus, the combination comprising means formingachamber substantially closed at the back and sides with an opening atthe front, a holder adapted to be disposed Within the chamber and havinga handle projecting through said opening, means engaging the holder atits upper portion and thereby supporting it largely within thevchamber,and closure means separate from the supporting means mounted for upwardmovement from the bottom of the front opening closing a portion of thefront opening below the handle, the top of the closure means when closedbeing below the handle.

9. In cooking apparatus, the combination comprising means forming achamber having a front opening, a food holder having a handle, meansincluding a supporting element fixedly positioned above the frontopening for supporting the food holder in position with the food holderlargely within the chamber and the handle projecting through the frontopening, the food holder being adapted to be grasped by the handle andremoved from and returned to the chamber through the front opening, adrip pan carried by the food holder at the lower portion thereof toreceive drippings from food being cooked in the food holder, the drippan in effect forming a unit with the food holder so as to be removablefrom and returnable to the chamber with the food holder, and closuremeans separate from the supporting means mounted for upward movementfrom the bottom of the front opening adapted to close a portion of thefront opening below the handle.

10. In cooking apparatus, the combination comprising means forming achamber having a front opening, a food holder having a handle,supporting means for supporting the food holder, the food holder havinghook-like means at the upper part thereof adapted to cooperate with thesupporting means whereby to hang the food holder on the supporting meanswith at least the greater portion of the food holder lower than thesupporting means with the food holder largely within the chamber butwith the handle projecting through the front opening, the food holderbeing adapted to be grasped by the handle and removed from and returnedto the chamber through the front opening, a drip pan carried by the foodholder at the lower portion thereof to receive drippings from food beingcooked in the food holder, the drip pan in effect forming a unit withthe food holder so as to be removable from and returnable to the chamberwith the food holder, and closure means separate from the supportingmeans mounted for upward movement from the bottom of the front openingadapted to close a portion of the front opening below the handle.

11. A food holder having substantial height and length but of relativelynarrow width for use in cooking food comprising opposed generallyupright portionsbetween which food to be cooked is adapted to bedisposed, hook-like means in the region of an extremity of the upperpart of at least one of said opposed generally upright portionsextending therefrom generally normal to the width of the food holderwhereby the food holder is adapted to be hung in position during cookingof the 1 I hood, a dnippan. and means for removably attaching the pantothe food holder at the lower portion of the food-holder toreceivedrippings from food being cooked in the food holder;

12. A- food holder for use in cooking food comprising opposed generallyupright portions between which food to be cooked is adapted tobedisposed, one of. said portions having a generally horizontalextension adjacent. its bottom, and a drippan to receive drippi-ngs fromfood being cooked in the food holder, the drip pan being carried by thegenerally horizontal extension and connected therewith entirely at oneside of said portion.

13. A food holder for used-n cooking food comprising opposedgenerallyupright portions between which, food to be cooked is adapted: to bedisposed, one of said portions havinga body and a generally horizontalextension adjacent the bottom of the-body with; a plurality ofpositioning means spaced therealong in a direction generallyperpendicular to the body, the other of said portions having meansprojecting therefrom and adapted to engage selected onesof. saidpositioning means to determine the spacing of'said portions adjacenttheir bottoms in accordance with the thickness ofthe food being cooked,means connecting the upper parts of said portions to hold them inposition relatively to thefood being cooked and a drip panto receivedrippingsfrom the food being cooked, the drip pan being carried by thegenerally horizontal extension, the drip pan having means of generallyhook shape mounting it onthe generally horizontal extension formed topermit ready removal of the drip pan therefrom.

1=4= A- holder for use in cooking apparatus comprising a generallyupright body having a nonflamrnable food holding portion, a generallyhorizontally projecting handle connected with the body and hook-likemembers con nected. with and forming part of the upper part of the bodyadapted tocooperate with supporting means to hang the holder in positionin the cooking apparatus, one of the hook-like members having itsopeningfaoing generally horizontally and another of the hook-likemembers having its opening facingdownwardly so that the holder isappliable to the supporting means by moving it generally horizontallyuntil the first mentioned hook-like member receives a portion of thesupporting means and then turning the portion ofthe holder having thesecond mentioned hook-like member downwardly substantially about thefirst mentioned hook-like member as a center until the second mentionedhook-like member receives another portion of the supporting means.

15. A holder for use in cooking apparatus comprising a generally uprightbody having a non-flammable food holding portion, a generallyhorizontallyprojecting handle connected with the body and' hook-likemembers connected with and forming part of the upper part of the body,one at the portion of the body from which the handle projects having itsopening facing generally horizontally and another at the oppositeportion of the body having its opening facing downwardly, adapted to cooperate with, the supporting means. to hang the holder inposition-in thecooking apparatus, the holder being appliable to: the supporting meansby moving it generally horizontally until the first mentioned hook-likemember receives a portion of the supporting means and then turning thesecond mentioned portion of the holder downwardly substantially aboutthe first mentioned hook-like member as a center until the secondmentionedhook-like member receives another portion of the. supportingmeans.

16. A food holder having substantial height andlength but of relativelynarrow width for use in cooking foodconrprising opposed generallyupright portions between which food to becooked isadapted to bedisposed, a plurality of projecting members spaced apart in thedirectionof the length of the food holder at the upper part of at leastone of said opposed generally upright portions extending therefromgenerally normal to the width of the food holder whereby the food holderis adaptedv to be hung in position during cooking of the food, a. handlecarried by the-food. holder also extending therefrom generally normal tothe width of the food holder and a drip pan carried by the food holderat the lower portion thereof to receive drippings from food being cookedin the food holder.

17. A holder for use in cooking apparatus comprising opposed foraminousportions separable to receive food to be cooked and fastenable about thefood to hold the same, said portions whenzfastened about the foodforming a generally upright body, agenerally horizontally projectinghandle connected. with the body and a plurality of hook-like membersrigidly connected with the upper portion of the body disposed with theirplanes generally upright adapted to cooperate with. supporting means tohang the. holder in position in the cooking apparatus.

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UNITED STATES l -AITENT OFFICE I CERTEFICATE 0F CORRECTION Patent Nos2946 275 July 26 1960 Charles Ea Compton It is hereby certified thaterror appears in the-printed specification of the above numbered patentrequiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read ascorrected below.

Column 7 line 75 for "chanel" read channel column 8 line 61 for"applicable" read appliable e Signed and sealed this 3rd day of January19619 (SEAL) Attest:

KARL H, AXLINE ROBERT C. WATSON Attesting Officer Commissioner ofPatents

